Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans initially diagnosed as hypertrophic scar.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans arising from a burn scar.

Malignant neoplasms arising in burn scars are well known. In previous literature, 25 cases of burn scar sarcomas were reported. However, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is very rare and only two cases have been reported. A 43-year-old Korean man presented with multiple erythematous clustered plaques and nodules and a skin-colored subcutaneous mass on the chest after a severe burn injury at the ...

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans diagnosed by a single biopsy

This brief report is about a 9 year old girl presenting with a 2.5 cm circular blue to violet discoloration on the anterolateral upper left thigh. The first biopsy taken revealed the diagnosis dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. The patient underwent surgery at a specialized sarcoma center with post operative histology showing free wide resection margin. Preoperative chest x-ray showed no sign of ...

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.

Overview The NCCN Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Panel has developed these guidelines outlining the treatment of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) to supplement their other guidelines (NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology [NCCN Guidelines] for Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Skin Cancers and Merkel Cell Carcinoma; to view the most recent version of these guidelines, visit the NCCN Web site...

Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans Masquerading as a Benign Scar on the Shoulder of a Caucasian Female

We report the case of a 62-year-old Caucasian female with an 11-year history of an asymptomatic and unchanging plaque on her left shoulder. Physical examination revealed a 2.5cm round atrophic plaque with slight central nodularity and telangiectasias overlying a light-brown pigment network. The lesion was clinically most consistent with a scar from a prior surgical procedure. However, as there ...

Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans in Childhood